The scent of cinnamon baking in a home is a comforting one. The spice, which is derived from the plant Cassia species, has been used in many cultures for its scent and taste. The use of cinnamon in food and beverages dates back thousands of years. It was used as a flavoring in ancient Egypt and Greece. Let’s explore the less mundane uses and talk about Cinnamon in magickal applications.
If you’re looking for a way to spice up your rituals and ceremonies, cinnamon is a good choice. Cinnamon is associated with money, love, and psychic protection. Cinnamon is also good at heating up a Magickal working so the effect of the spell works more quickly.
Using Cinnamon in a satchet placed under your pillow will help you enhance your experience if you are working on lucid dreams or prophetic visions. Cinnamon can also be used to cleanse and consecrate a sacred area before a ritual. It will raise the vibrations of the energy so that the intentions of the ritual may be heard more quickly. The best way to use cinnamon is to grind it down from the bark. The act of grinding the cinnamon helps to release the essence of the tree and also adds your personal energy to it.
In conclusion, cinnamon is a great addition to any ritual or spell. It is relatively inexpensive and any witch or Magickal practitioner can easily obtain. A dollar store variety of cinnamon is still effective, so don’t worry if you don’t have the funds for a fancier variety. Cinnamon is potent in all of its forms so don’t be afraid to use it and see which way works best for you. A tea or tincture, raw bark or ground up, it’s all good.